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The response to Kathy Griffin’s ugly Trump antic proved political debate still has some boundaries.

Haven’t we all had enough of junior high?

This week Kathy Griffin, a B-list comedian, made news when she posted a photo of herself holding a likeness of President Donald Trump’s decapitated head.

I was pleasantly surprised to see condemnation of her poor attempt at a joke from across the political spectrum. Chelsea Clinton tweeted, “It is never funny to joke about killing a President.” Mitt Romney tweeted, “Our politics have become too base, too low and too vulgar, but Kathy Griffin’s post descends into an even more repugnant and vile territory.”

Even Griffin’s co-host for CNN’s New Year’s Eve Special, and card carrying member of the “mainstream media,” Anderson Cooper tweeted, “It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate.” Read More